Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 3:30 pm on 29 July 2024.
Baroness Lister of Burtersett
Labour
3:30,
29 July 2024
My Lords, I welcome what the Minister had to say, and I welcome my noble friend to her new role. She talked of a review. The review has to look at carer’s allowance in the round. The scandalous treatment of those affected by the earnings rule is just the tip of an iceberg of problems associated with carer’s allowance. Can she give us an assurance that the longer-term review will look at these fundamental problems with the allowance?
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